Supporting carriage for wood to be sawed



Aug. 10, 1943.

H. G. WOMACK SUPPORTING CARRIAGE FOR WOOD TO BE SAWED Filed July 5, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 10, 1943. H. cs. WOMACK 2,326,509

SUPPORTING CARRIAGE FOR WOOD TO BE SAWEO Filed July 5, 1941 ZSheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 10, 1943 UNETED ewes 4 a 1 232 ,5091 a snrron rme' CARRIAGE FGR woon T0" ea a 7 *sawnna Harry G. WomackQAtlanta, V Application July 5, 1941, SerialNo; 401,277 l 3 Claims.- (01. 143-171 This invention relates generally to the class of wood sawing, and pertains particularly to immovements in machines for curve cutting or sawing of wood. e

{Theprimary object of the present invention is to provide an improved mechanism whereby a length of wood may be held in a prescribed-position and moved with respect to a band saw to be out along a curved line, and also togive a wreath or twist to the cut, the present device being par ticularly designedto facilitate thecutting of hand rails or stringers for Stairways.

Another object of the invention is tojprovide a'carriage for sawing hand rails from wood stock,

wherein the stock may be held atfany'desired Figure 7.15 plate. o, .i Referring nowmore particularlyito the drawings the machine or wood carriage willbe seen to comprise a horizontal skeletonl frame. indicated generally; by the'numeral I. Thisframeconsistsofa relatively ilong-f-beam 2 which provides a rearwardly: extending tail-apiece, as hereinafter described; and at'its' forward end this beam 2 is secured to a'crosshead beam 3. i Forthe p rposeof strengtheningthe structure the forwardqend of the beam;2:is extended through a sleeve 4ywhi'ch is also securedzat its angle with respect tothe horizontal and maybe swung through a curved path with respect to a band saw to facilitate the cutting of a longpiece of material longitudinally and along a twisted or I spiral line and to give, at the sametime, a'longi- -tudinally arcuate curvature to the cut.

sun another object of the invention is to'provide a device for supporting a relatively long piece of wood at an angle to the horizontal and for facilitating the swinging of the piece around a fixed point with respect-to a cutting band saw,

with means to facilitate moving the piece ofwood vertically while the same is being sawed s'othat the piece may be passedbetwe'enthe upper' andlower guides of the band saw machine."

r The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed descrip-' tion taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it being understood, however; that the invention-is not to be considered a limited by the specific illustration or description but that such illustration and description constitutes a pr'eferred embodiment of the invention. e

Inthe drawings: a v V 4 Figure l'is a View in top plan of the. device embodying the present invention and showing a piece of wood secured therein and a band saw at one end of the'wood;

Figure 2 isa view in side elevation of the radius i point formingmeans which is connected with is a brace bea 5 forward end to the cross-headbeam 3. This latter beam may be of any desired form but 'is' preferably of channel iron arrangedtwith the open or a channelide directed rearwardly.

Connected with each endof the cross 7 beam; 3-and extending rearwardly and inwardly hich is secured atf'its rear end to the sleeve l.

At. itstran sversecei'iter the cross head has I secured thereto one en'dof the-standard-B which;

as is clearly shown in -Figures 4; 5 and 6, is of channel formationand hasthe back or web portion 'Lplaced against the-front sideof the cross head 3 and riveted or otherwise suitablysecured thereto. The channel standardfi-hasthe lon jgitudinal side flanges' 's each of which has a portion along its free longitudinal edge outwardly or laterally 'turned togxtend' forwardly and -ob-' liquely with respect to the planeof the flange to provid ailongitudinalguide lip 9.- ;A shownin Y Figure 6 theseguide are divergently related or directed..

At the upperfendof the standardt there is fixed the head plate 10- and the lowerend of the standard has secured thereto a foot plate I i. To the under side of the foot plate 1! is secured a caster ,wheel 12 and asimila'r caster wheel 13f is securedto each outer end of the cross head 3,'as shownin Figure. V

Secured across between[the:jfianges 8 of'the standard at aisuitable distance abovedthie foot n plate Hisa horizontal bearingplate Mfupon the top'of which is mounted a step'bearin'g l5, supported uponjthis -step'bearing is the lower endj'o'f a a vertical worm-shaft?! e; the u pcr endof which shaft "extends through and has bearing. in the head plate lll,-as shown inFigure 4 l ldjac'ent the upper e'nd of this shaft :there is'securedl the miter gear I! and'at an'elevatlon slightly; above this'miter'gear thefiwebl of theistandard carries'a bearing l8, Figure 1; :throughwhic h' 'e'xtends a crank shaft H! which supports upon its a view in velevation of the circle head V the tail piece.

center a pivot pin 24 and at opposite sides of the pivot pin and concentric therewith are arcus ateguide slots 25. o

To the back of the circle plate -22the're are secured'bybolts 26, as shown in Figure 6, the spaced parallel cleats 21 which have their op-v posed edges undercut so as to provide dovetail tion of the operation of the invention.

'35 is to be moved can be increased or decreased as may be desired.

The numeral 45 generally designates a band saw machine. Such machines are of well known construction or design, therefore no detailed construction of the same is here illustrated, there being shown only a sufiicient amount of the structure to make possible an intelligent descrip- This band saw "is located at a proper position with respect to the pivot 44 so that the piece of wood guides 23 in which are slidably engaged the lips 9. V V

Disposed against the face of the circle plate 22 is a. clamp plate 29: which is preferably: of channel form, as shown. This clamp platens maintained imposition by thepivot pin '24 so that cf the 'circlelpl'ate The dampplate, as shown,

has a ba'ckfior wec portion through whi'chi-the pivot pin 24 passes, this portion being indicated it may have rotatimm on th'epin the by the numeral st, st'he: len'gi-tudinal 3 edgeflanges 3Iian'd'52; fillhezflan'ge 3| is provided with suitable threaded openings, mot detailed, through which extend clamping screws 33. These screws are directed across the open front of the .clamp plate 'and' have upon their-lower ends the swivel feet 34 which cooperate with the flange 32, 'whic'hwonsti-tutes a clamping-2law,'$or

maintaining in working-position a piece of -material which is to be sawe'd, :such a: piece being her-e shown and indicated' by thenumeral 'ai z The "clamp plate 29 "carries uponeach side 'of the pivot pin -24, byjwhich "it is'attached to the circle plate 22, two or anysuit'aldle number "of guide pins" 33 which slidably engage iinjtheadyi'acent :arcu'a'te guide slot of" the circle plate.

These pins are s rew-threaded sn'd carry securring nuts 37, as showninjFigure 6, whichwhen tightened upagainst the rear side of the circle plate 22, func'ticn to secure the clampplate' "in 35 when moved through an are having the pivot '64 as its radius point, will be properly presented 17017118 toothed edge 'of the band saw 46 to'be cut.,

The center line oi the bar 38 is in line with the toothed edge of the band saw as shown in Fig. 1'.

The change of radius of the cut to be made, is made by moving the radius point-44.

In making the first of the cuts indicated by broken lines on the piece 35 the first cut is made by -loosening the thumb screws' 41 and 48 and the -rad-ius paint, and consequently the carriage is 'SLAI ted to 'thedesired radius, the thumb-screw 53 taking care of the adjustment of radius in relation withthe band-sawandthe thumbscrew 15 ad inmalking adjustment for the width or the piece of wood to be-sawed,

I For example, in making the first-or outside eut, bo th tlumb screws will be used to set the radius point at the proper place on bar 38 and the tailpiece After the first out is made the thumb screw {33 is 'loesened and the entire-canthe desiredp'osit'ion to :wh ieh'itfmay have "been rotated. Thus, 'it will be seen, particularly upon reference to Figure 4, that when a long piece of wood which is to be sawed is secured to the clamp platesuc'h apiece may be maintained horizontally or at an angle while the "sawing "operation is being carried out, as ishereinafter' described. Cooperating with the tail piece 2fisa radius bar which is indicated by the numeral 38-. "This bar is 'secure'din a suitable mannerjolfthe sup porting surface upon w'hichjthe arnagestru ture is located, and 'itls joined by'a radius pivot unit-indicatedgenerally by the numeral to The unit 33 comprises a collar winch encirclesthe tailpiece 2' and'carriesa clampscrew :4] adapted to engagerthetail piece andhold the collar against movement longitudmally thereon.

Cooperating with the collar 43 is=aoke 42 engages over the topgoiltlrel radiusbarsifi and is clamped thereto by thescrew (it Coupling the collar and the yoke 42 together isya pivot pin 4'4 which'is upon the longitudinal centerspf the tail piece 2 and bar 38; Thus it willfbe seen that by loosening the screw ll the tail 2 can be shifted through the collar so that theral 'I claim:

. -i iage is moved toward the band -sawrthe same distance asthe widtl-i off'the hand rail or finished 1; cent wood in making-this adjustment the thumb screw d! is not touched.

:As the work is being out the crank 24 is turned as may be necessary to raise-or lower the work, depending Qnwhetherthe frontend thereof is higher crfle'wer-than the other end. This is done to allow the rpieceei work to pass between the top and bottom guides of the band saw;

The cutwhlic'h will; thus be'made in the piece oi wood; because of the fact that the "wood is sawed while held-at an angle, will give 'w'c c dia wreath or twist on two sides. The

top vand bottom cutsare easilymade in .anc'the'r cperat'ion', in theusual manner.

, l. A work support orthe' character stated. comprising a carriage structure, a horizontal tail piece'inte gral with the carriage structure, a vertical standard-connected with the carriage structure ,atloh'e end of the tai'l piece, means 'sliclably mounted on the tailpiece adjacent-the other "for securing the tailpiece forswingin'g around a vertical axis, a plate having slid ing connection withsaid standard for rnovement longitudinally thereon, means' carried the standard and connected with the plate by which the movement er theiplateon the standard may- 0e effected, and a clamp supported on said plate for oscillation 'about'a horizontalax'i's, the clamp being disposed upon the side To'ifjthe standard opposite from the tail piec'epivotf 2. A structure or the character "stated comprising a frame; abearn extending horizontally from ones'ide' of the frame and constituting a tail piece, a pivot unit connected witlilth'e 'tail piece including a. collar slrdabie on the tail piece, means for securing the collar to the 'tail 7 piece, affixed' bar, a pivot-b twe 'e'en "the 'bar d us oi arc'jthrough'whicnthepiece crwork .75

and the sliding means, a standardtseeure'd to the frame attheother end or saidtail piece, a worl; securing clamp mounted upon the stndeird to move lengthwise thereof, said clamp being pivoted for oscillation around a horizontal axis, and means carried by the standard and connected with the clamp for effecting the vertical movement of the clamp on the standard. r 1

3. Mechanism for supporting a piece of work i for movement relative to a band saw, comprising a horizontal frame, a tail piece extending horizontally from the frame, a pivot adjustable longitudinally of the tail piece, means for securing the pivot in a fixed position, a standard supported by the frame at an end of the tail piece remote from the pivot, a worm shaft carried by of, means at opposite sides of thestan'dard forming longitudinal guide lips, a plate, means carried by the plate for engaging said-guidelips to connect the plate with and for sliding movement lengthwise of the standard, a connection between the plate, and said worm, means for turning the 3 v the standard and extending longitudinally therer 

